20 Greatest Rock Singers Of All Time

6. Brian Johnson

Axl Rose of Guns n' Roses on stage during the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley. *23/08/02 Axl Rose of Guns 'n' Roses on stage during the Freddie Mercury tribute concert at Wembley.: The band, who haven't played live in the UK
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Rating: ACDC

If you're looking for validation of just how incredible the former Geordie lead singer's voice is, look to his many imitators.

His is the archetypal classic rock voice, screeching and lascivious in equal measure; a curious contradiction of pitch and machismo. And for all those copycats, it's an entirely unique creation.

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